Mahlerfest Blog
Kenneth Woods in conversation with CPR Classica...
MahlerFest’s Artistic Director, Kenneth Woods, speaks with CPR Classical host David Ginder about Mahler’s Second Symphony, why you shouldn’t start...
Kenneth Woods in conversation with CPR Classica...
MahlerFest’s Artistic Director, Kenneth Woods, speaks with CPR Classical host David Ginder about Mahler’s Second Symphony, why you shouldn’t start dinner with desert, and why Beethoven’s music matters more than...
“Come! Raise yourself to the highest spheres” M...
“Come! Raise yourself to the highest spheres” Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 in E-flat “Symphony of a Thousand” (1906-7) “It [a gift-copy...
“Come! Raise yourself to the highest spheres” M...
“Come! Raise yourself to the highest spheres” Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 in E-flat “Symphony of a Thousand” (1906-7) “It [a gift-copy of Mann’s Royal Highness] is…a mere feather’s weight in the hand of...
Wagner’s Walküre – Who are these people and how...
Re-blogged from A view from the podium Join us for a world premiere webcast of Act One of Die Walküre with...
Wagner’s Walküre – Who are these people and how...
Re-blogged from A view from the podium Join us for a world premiere webcast of Act One of Die Walküre with Kenneth Woods, the English Symphony Orchestra and MahlerFest Festival Artists,...
Book Review: Stephen Johnson, The Eighth: Mahle...
During the Mahler anniversaries of 2010-11, Norman Lebrecht published a book called Why Mahler? Now, as then, even the most fervent...
Book Review: Stephen Johnson, The Eighth: Mahle...
During the Mahler anniversaries of 2010-11, Norman Lebrecht published a book called Why Mahler? Now, as then, even the most fervent Mahlerian might well ask of any book on this subject,...
Review: New Breitkopf & Härtel edition of Mahle...
As Assistant Conductor at the Colorado MahlerFest this May, I had the great pleasure of using the new Breitkopf edition...
Review: New Breitkopf & Härtel edition of Mahle...
As Assistant Conductor at the Colorado MahlerFest this May, I had the great pleasure of using the new Breitkopf edition of Mahler’s 1st Symphony. Here the score and parts were given...
MahlerFest XXXII in Review - By Kelly Dean Hansen
BEYERS, DEVANE, KOREVAAR STANDOUT PERFORMERS AT MAHLERFEST XXXII By Kelly Dean Hansen, Freelance Classical Music Writer Published “Wunderhorn” the Journal...
MahlerFest XXXII in Review - By Kelly Dean Hansen
BEYERS, DEVANE, KOREVAAR STANDOUT PERFORMERS AT MAHLERFEST XXXII By Kelly Dean Hansen, Freelance Classical Music Writer Published “Wunderhorn” the Journal of the Gustav Mahler Society of New York City In...
Podcast - Kenneth Woods in conversation with Ch...
Originally aired on KGNU Radio in Boulder, here’s a recent conversation between our Artistic Director, Kenneth Woods, and broadcaster Chris...
Podcast - Kenneth Woods in conversation with Ch...
Originally aired on KGNU Radio in Boulder, here’s a recent conversation between our Artistic Director, Kenneth Woods, and broadcaster Chris Mohr, looking ahead to some of the music and ideas...
Breakthroughs- The Threads and Themes of Mahler...
In all the long history of symphonic music, with the possible exception of Berlioz, there has probably never been a...
Breakthroughs- The Threads and Themes of Mahler...
In all the long history of symphonic music, with the possible exception of Berlioz, there has probably never been a symphonic debut as audacious as that of Gustav Mahler in...
Mahler's Orchestration of Beethoven's 'Leonore'...
The main orchestra concert of MahlerFest XXXII opens with a performance of Beethoven’s ‘Leonore” Overture No. 3 incorporating Mahler’s ‘Retuschen”....
Mahler's Orchestration of Beethoven's 'Leonore'...
The main orchestra concert of MahlerFest XXXII opens with a performance of Beethoven’s ‘Leonore” Overture No. 3 incorporating Mahler’s ‘Retuschen”. Here’s a fascinating essay from David Pickett, who has edited...